The person at the center of this case
Oleg Mikhaylovich Sotnikov (defendant/fugitive)
Cold Case · Open - Fugitive at Large
7 years waiting · since 2018
OLEG MIKHAYLOVICH SOTNIKOV
Justice for Oleg Mikhaylovich Sotnikov (defendant/fugitive) — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Oleg Mikhaylovich Sotnikov's current location and status remain unknown; he is believed to be in Russia and has not been apprehended
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evidence
Lead #2What specific data was stolen from USADA and WADA, and how was it used in disinformation campaigns?
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clue
Lead #3The indictment names seven Russian nationals; understanding the organizational structure and roles of each defendant could reveal operational networks
On October 3, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted seven Russian individuals, including Oleg Mikhaylovich Sotnikov, for hacking operations targeting international anti-doping agencies and sporting organizations between 2014 and May 2018. The conspiracy involved computer intrusions of USADA, WADA, and other entities during the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, with charges including computer fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Sotnikov remains at large, and locating him is critical to holding accountable those responsible for these coordinated cyber attacks on global sports integrity.
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United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4Co-defendants Evgenii Serebriakov, Ivan Yermakov, and Dmitriy Badin—are any of them in custody or have they been located?
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Lead #5Why did the hacking campaign specifically target anti-doping agencies during the 2016 Olympics, and what was the strategic objective?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering On October 3, 2018, a federal grand jury sitting in the Western District of Pennsylvania returned an indictment against 7 Russian individuals for their alleged roles in hacking and related influence and disinformation operations targeting, among others, international anti-doping agencies, sporting federations, and anti-doping officials. The indictment charges Oleg Mikhaylovich Sotnikov, Evgenii Mikhaylovich Serebriakov , Aleksei Sergeyevich Morenets , Ivan Sergeyevich Yermakov , Artem Andreyevich Malyshev , Dmitriy Sergeyevich Badin , and Alexey Valerevich Minin with computer hacking activity spanning from 2014 through May of 2018, including the computer intrusions of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and other victim entities during the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and afterwards.
The indictment charges these defendants with conspiracy to commit computer fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, issued a federal arrest warrant for each of these defendants upon the grand jury’s return of the indictment.
Timeline of Events
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2014
Hacking campaign begins
Computer intrusion operations targeting anti-doping agencies commence
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2016
2016 Olympics and Paralympics
Coordinated hacking activity targeting international anti-doping officials and sporting federations during Summer Olympics and Paralympics
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2018-05
Hacking operations conclude
Computer intrusion campaign extends through May 2018
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2018-10-03
Federal indictment returned
Grand jury in Western District of Pennsylvania indicts Sotnikov and six co-conspirators on charges of computer fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2014
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2014
Last Updated:April 29, 2026